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OPSS publishes guidance on furniture and furnishings fire safety regulation amendments

Published on: 02 May 2025
Published by LNB News

LNB News 02/05/2025

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Issue Date: 02 May 2025

Published Date: 02 May 2025

Jurisdiction(s): England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales

Article summary

The Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS) has published guidance on the Furniture and Furnishings (Fire) (Safety) (Amendment) Regulations 2025, which will come into effect on 30 October 2025. The amendments remove specified baby and children's products from scope, eliminate display label requirements while maintaining permanent label obligations, and extend the timeframe for instituting legal proceedings from six to 12 months. The statutory instrument (SI) was laid in Parliament on 30 April 2025, with implementation delayed by six months to meet the World Trade Organisation's obligations. Products removed from scope will need to comply with the General Product Safety Regulations 2005 (GPSR 2005), SI 2005/1803 in Great Britain and EU Regulation 2023/988 in Northern Ireland.

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